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The objectives of this research were to examine the weight and height characteristics and evaluate the
quality of the diet consumend by apparentl-y healthy school age children from familíes of low socioecanomic
status. The children are inhabitants of marginal urban zones in the city of La Paz. The subjet:ts were
354 children of both sexes 46% of whom were females.
The quality of the diet was determined by a nutritional suroey technique known as "Evaluación
Cualitativa de la Dieta Escolar". Four categories were utilized for the appraisal of diet: exceUent,
good, average and poor. Diets were rated on a point system comprised of the following ranges: l 00-91
for excellent, 90-81 for good, 80-71 for average and less than 70 for poor.
The results show that mean height and weight of rhe subjects weTe Iess than those of comparable
chilaren in La Paz, which indicates that these subjets suffer sorne degree of malnutrition. Unfortunately the
nutritional status of the children was not determined, However, more than half of the subjets consumed
diets of poor quality, oboui a third of the subjets had average diets, while anly l 0% consumed diets
rated as good. Thus it was evident that their low socioecanomic status is a limiting factor for the adequacy
of the nutrition of these domestic groups aggravated by a well known ignorance of the nurrí- tive value
of sorne foods.
TABLA
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BIBLIOGRA
FIA
1. - ARISA Y. Estudio seccional de Crecimiento y 4. - MORA P. JOSE O., ROJAS G.,
Desarrollo de JOSE M. PAROO T.
Niños y Niñas Colombianas de dos clases FRANZ., LUNA J. HELBERTO. Somatometry
Socio-económicas de in Children of
6 a 20.años. Arch. Latinoamer. Nutr, 28: mano, Low Socio-econórnic Level, Instituto Nacional
1978. de Colombia, Arch. Latinoamer. Nurr. 20 (1 ),
marzo, 1970.
2. - Revisión del Aporte Calórico y Proteínico de las
Dietas de Po- blaciones de bajo Nivel Socio-económico
en Centro América, Guatemala. Arch. Latinoamer. Nutr.
20 (4): diciembre, 1975.
GRAFICO I
GRAFICO II
RELACION TALLA - RELACION TALLA -
EDAD (SEXO: EDAD (SEXO:
FEM.) MAS.)
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PESO (kg)
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----- Valores encontrados en el presente estudio.